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Contraband designer goods worth €200k seized in Dublin

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Contraband designer goods worth €200k seized in Dublin

Revenue officers have seized over 1,000 items of contraband retail goods, including Chanel, Hugo Boss and Gucci, with an estimated value of approximately €207,000.

The retail goods were seized in Dublin last week due to infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.

The goods consisted of a total of 16 brands which also included Adidas, Nike and New Balance.

Separately, revenue officers examining parcels at a premises in Athlone also seized over 10.4kg of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €208,800.

Herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €208,800 was seized in Athlone

The illicit drugs were discovered in a parcel originating from Spain which was intended for an address in Dublin.

Various quantities of other illicit drugs, with an estimated combined value of €26,000, were also seized as a result of risk profiling, during the examination of parcels at a premises in Dublin.

The drugs were discovered in parcels originating from the US, UK, Canada and Thailand, and were intended for addresses nationwide.

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